Changiz Nanabhai

Changiz Nanabhai (22 February 1798-17 October 1857) was the ambassador of the Emirate of Afghanistan to the United States from 1836 to 1848.

Biography
Changiz Nanabhai was born in Jalalabad in the Emirate of Afghanistan to a family of Sunni Pashtuns, and he grew up in a wealthy family. Nanabhai was educated to learn English while he traveled to British India, and he became the ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States in 1836. Nanabhai served as the ambassador from 1836 to 1848, and managed to slightly increase relations with the Americans. He died on 17 October 1857 in Jalalabad.